[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 6 (Tuesday, January 9, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1111-1112]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-00175]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard
[Docket No. USCG-2023-0674]
National Maritime Security Advisory Committee; February 2024
Meeting
AGENCY: United States Coast Guard (USCG), Department of Homeland
Security (DHS).
ACTION: Notice of open Federal advisory committee meeting.
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SUMMARY: The National Maritime Security Advisory Committee (Committee)
will conduct a series of meetings over three days in conjunction with
the 11th Annual Maritime Security East Conference in Arlington, VA to
discuss the Committee's open taskings concerning NVIC 03-03 updates,
Active Shooter/Active Threat in the Maritime Environment, and Unmanned
Systems in the Maritime Environment. All meetings will be open to the
public and will not require registration to the Conference.
DATES:
Meetings: The Committee will meet on Monday, February 5, 2024, from
1:40 p.m. until 3:40 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST), Tuesday,
February 6, 2024, from 10 a.m. until noon (EST), and on Wednesday,
February 7, 2024, from 10:15 a.m. until 12:15 p.m. (EST). Please note
these meetings may close early if the Committee has completed its
business.
Comments and supporting documentation: To ensure your comments are
received by Committee members before the meetings, submit your written
comments no later than February 1, 2024.
ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held in the Tidewater II conference
room at the Hyatt Regency Crystal City, 2799 Richmond Highway,
Arlington, VA 22202, website Crystal City, VA Hotels Near DCA [verbar]
Hyatt Regency Crystal City at Reagan National Airport. The meetings
will also be held virtually. To join the virtual meetings or to request
special accommodations, contact the individual listed in the FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section no later than 1 p.m. EST on
February 1, 2024, to
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obtain the needed information. The number of virtual lines are limited
and will be available on a first-come, first-served basis.
Pre-Registration Information: Pre-registration is required for
attending the virtual meeting. You must request attendance by
contacting the individual listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
section below. You will receive a response with attendance
instructions.
The National Maritime Security Advisory Committee is committed to
ensuring all participants have equal access regardless of disability
status. If you require reasonable accommodations due to a disability to
fully participate, please email Mr. Ryan Owens at ryan.f.owens.uscg.mil
or call (202) 302-6565 as soon as possible.
Instructions: You are free to submit comments at any time,
including orally at the meeting as time permits. But, if you want
Committee members to review your comment before the meetings, please
submit your comments no later than February 1, 2024. We are
particularly interested in comments on the topics in the ``Agenda''
section below. We encourage you to submit comments through the Federal
Decision Making Portal at https://www.regulations.gov. To do so, go to
https://www.regulations.gov, type USCG-2023-0674 in the search box and
click ``Search''. Next, look for this document in the Search Results
column, and click on it. Then click on the Comment option. If your
material cannot be submitted using https://www.regulations.gov, contact
the individual in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section for
alternate instructions. You must include the docket number USCG-2023-
0674. Comments received will be posted without alteration at https://www.regulations.gov including any personal information provided. You
may wish to review the Privacy and Security Notice found via a link on
the homepage https://www.regulations.gov. For more about the privacy
and submissions in response to this document, see DHS's eRulemaking
System of Records notice (85 FR 14226, March 11, 2020). If you
encounter technical difficulties with comment submission, contact the
individual listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of
this notice.
Docket Search: Documents mentioned in this notice as being
available in the docket, and all public comments, will be in our online
docket at https://www.regulations.gov, and can be viewed by following
that website's instructions. Additionally, if you go to the online
docket and sign-up for email alerts, you will be notified when comments
are posted.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Ryan Owens, Alternate Designated
Federal Officer of the National Maritime Security Advisory Committee,
2703 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20593, Stop 7581,
Washington, DC 20593-7581; telephone 202-302-6565 or via email at
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of this meeting is in compliance with
the Federal Advisory Committee Act, (Pub. L. 117-286, 5 U.S.C., ch.
10). The Committee is authorized, by section 601 of the Frank LoBiondo
Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2018, Public Law 115-282, 132 Stat.
4192, and is codified in 46 U.S.C. 70112. The Committee operates under
the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act and 46 U.S.C.
15109. The National Maritime Security Advisory Committee provides
advice, consults with, and makes recommendations to the Secretary of
Homeland Security, via the Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard, on
matters relating to national maritime security.
Agenda
Monday, February 5, 2024
(1) Call to Order.
(2) Introduction.
(3) Designated Federal Officer Remarks.
(4) Roll call of Committee members and determination of quorum.
(5) Remarks from Committee Leadership.
(6) Discussion of Task T-2023-01: Update of NVIC 03-03,
``Implementation Guidance for the Regulations Mandated by the Maritime
Transportation Security Act of 2002 for Facilities.''
(7) Public Comment Period.
(8) Adjournment of Meeting.
Tuesday, February 6, 2024
(1) Call to Order.
(2) Introduction.
(3) Roll call of Committee members and determination of quorum.
(4) Discussion of Task T-2023-02: Active Shooter/Active Threat in
the Maritime Environment.
(5) Public Comment Period.
(6) Adjournment of Meeting.
Wednesday, February 7, 2024
(1) Call to Order.
(2) Introduction.
(3) Roll call of Committee members and determination of quorum.
(4) Discussion of Task T-2023-03: Unmanned Systems in the Maritime
Environment.
(5) Public Comment Period.
(6) Adjournment of Meeting.
A copy of all meeting documentation will be available at https://homeport.uscg.mil/NMSAC no later than February 4, 2024. Alternatively,
you may contact Mr. Ryan Owens as noted in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT section above.
There will be a public comment period at the end of meetings.
Speakers are requested to limit their comments to 3 minutes. Please
note that the public comment period may end before the period allotted,
following the last call for comments. Please contact the individual
listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section above to register
as a speaker.
Dated: December 21, 2023.
Amy M. Beach,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Director of Inspections and Compliance.
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